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Beginners are encouraged to check out the RGB Guide, anyone looking for console mods or technical info should go right to the Console Info & Mods section for guides, upgrade reviews and lots more!

…and of course, check out the news below and listen to the Weekly Roundup podcast that summarizes everything that’s been going on in the past week

Bob

BKM-68x Alternatives Back In Stock

Martin Hejnfelt’s homebrew 68x input cards for A-Series Sony BVM monitors are now back in stock and ready to ship.  This is the basic BNC version that includes a 75 Ohm termination switch on-board: Flip them on to use just the inputs, or turn them off if you’d like to use the passthrough circuit to send […]

Bob

VMUPro Pre-Orders Open

Pre-orders are now open for the VMUPro: A Dreamcast version of the Memcard Pro, in a standard Sega VMU form factor.  It’s available in seven different colors, some solid and some transparent.  The price is about $80 plus shipping and they’re due to ship in October.  Check out the sale page for all the info […]

MiSTer MultiSystem 2 – The First Hands-On Review

Previously on RetroRGB we reported on the imminent availability of Heber’s MiSTer MultiSystem 2 console. The follow-up to 2021’s highly regarded MiSTer MultiSystem, this new generation of MiSTer hardware takes a departure from other stack-based and even consolised implementations by offering a fully integrated solution, with the Cyclone FPGA chip mounted directly to the console’s […]

Bob

Neptune PCB Kit For Sale

Consoles4U is now selling Cosam’s “Neptune” Genesis + 32x PCB, with all non-proprietary parts pre-populated.  While this is still an expert-only kit, advanced users now just have to transplant the Sega-specific chips from original Genesis / Mega Drive and Neptune consoles, rather than solder all the basic off-the-shelf components as well.  If you’d like more […]

Bob

Weekly Roundup #461

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English Patch for D&D Tower of Doom on Saturn Is Out Now

Trade your D20s for a Saturn controller because an English translation patch for the Sega Saturn port of sidescrolling beat-em-up Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom is complete. The sole developer, Lirinica, posted the patch to SegaXtreme’s Resources area Saturday. It’s an XDelta patch file that should be applied to the game’s Track 1 BIN […]

Bob

Retro Fighters PlayStation Defender Pro

Retro Fighters have just launched a Kickstarter for the PlayStation Defender Pro: A controller designed to work with PS 1-3 consoles, as well as many others via Bluetooth and USB.  It comes with the controller in your choice of color (black, grey, blue and red), a receiver dongle for the PS1/PS2 and a 2.4Ghz wireless […]

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VMU Pro – MemCard Pro For Dreamcast

8bitmods have just announced that pre-orders for the VMU Pro will open this Thursday May 15th at 1PM NYC time.  The VMU Pro is essentially the Dreamcast version of the MemCard Pro, with a shell designed by Greg from LaserBear to ensure it fits exactly like the original VMU’s.  More information will be coming before […]

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Remute² Commodore Amiga Album

The musician Remute has just opened pre-orders on his latest album Remute². Like his previous albums, these were composed and designed to run on original hardware, with both it’s music and visuals generated in realtime.  Using the Amiga CD32 is recommended, however it’ll also run on Amiga 1200 & Amiga 4000 with CD-ROM drives, as […]

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Open Source Neo Geo Projects

Developer Cyril Venditti recently decided to open source many Neo Geo and related projects.  Some that might be of interest to people are a custom battery holder, a SNES to Neo Geo controller adapter and a Supergun.  All are released under the GNU General Public License v3.0, so people can feel free to make them […]